The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-02-19

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Surrounded on all sides by ar
unusual depth of snow, and the
inability to learn what progress il
being made by those who are stay
ing at the mines during the winter,
renders mining news uneventful.
A great number of miners are thus
at work and at last reports we're, in
many instances, greatly encour-
aged with prospects, ard anxiously
looking forward to the opening OF
spring, when their claims would be
in condition to be worked vigor-
ously and give ample returns for
the labor expended in development
during the close season.
The incorporation Of the King
of the West company will give
Smoky district mines still more
prominence and lead to the atten-
ton of other investors being at
tracted to that locality. There are
a number of claims in Smoky that,
with but little work, can be devel-
oped into good paying properties,
and the excellent showing made by
the Carrie Leonard, King of the
West and Silver Star mines will
stimulate the owners of other
claims to get the same in a condi-
ton that will be productive of great
good to the entire region. The
outlook is very encouraging and
promises a lively and active season
as soon as the passing away of the
snow makes it possible for trans
portation of ore to be resumed. In
all probability the Warm Spring
road will be continued next season
over the summit to the mines, and
thus greatly facilitate the bringing
in of ore to the smelter here. Be-
ing the most direct route, both for
rail transportation or reduction at
the only establishment on the River,
the shipment of ores to this point
will be far more general, with the
completion of the road, than here
tOfOre.
THE SNOW FALL.
While the fall of snow on Wood
River has been excessive, other
mining districts in the territory are
faring far more worse both in guam
tity and extreme cold weather. In
the CGur d'Alene country the snow
is reported as ten feet deep on the
level at Pine creek, eastern Ore
gon, prior to the last storm it was
over twelve feet deep; the mines all
shut down for the winter, and the
men gone to more congenial places.
TO BE IMPROVED.
Camas No. 2 has sent two gold
bricks to the Bellevue bank, valued
at $4,000, the result of the cleanup
last week. During eighteen days
in January the mill yielded So, 200.
Superintendent Doniphan states
that the mill is to be provided with
concentrators and to be greatly i'm
proved, as over half the metals are
lost by the present working pro-
cess.
THE IDAHOAN MINE.
About thirty car loads of ore
from the Idahoan mine will proba-
bly, come to the Philadelphia
smelling works here. The compa-
ny has made no contract as yet for
the ore. The development of the
mine is being pushed with very sat
isfactory results.
MINING SUIT SETTLED.
The long pending mining suit of
Salisbury VS.. Wood, now in the
supreme court of Idaho, involving
title to the mines at Bayhorse, was
settled by the parties at Salt Lake
city on Saturday last. Hon. Par
ley l.. Williams of Salt Lake city
arrived at Boise City on last Mon
day to appear in the case, but a
telegram announced to him the
above facts. This settlement is of
the greatest Importance to the min
ing interests of Bayhorse and Gus